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p.1 #1 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

So a little while ago I bought the wonderful 85mm 1.2L II with which I fell in love for close up portraits use.

I then put up my 85mm 1.8 for sale, thinking I wouldn't need it anymore, even tough I knew the 1.2 had a slower autofocus...

Fortunately for me I still hadn't sold it last week end when I went on to shoot a wedding. During the party after the reception, when the light was so scarce my 5d2 center point had trouble locking on targets and manual focus was way out of the question (could barely see any details through the viewfinder) and people were moving everywhere and dancing around, the 85mm 1.8 saved the day along with the 35L.

I'm keeping this lens for sure

Jul 31, 2012 at 05:47 PM

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p.1 #2 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

Bullseye5d2 wrote:
So a little while ago I bought the wonderful 85mm 1.2L II with which I fell in love for close up portraits use.

I then put up my 85mm 1.8 for sale, thinking I wouldn't need it anymore, even tough I knew the 1.2 had a slower autofocus...

Fortunately for me I still hadn't sold it last week end when I went on to shoot a wedding. During the party after the reception, when the light was so scarce my 5d2 center point had trouble locking on targets and manual focus was way out of the question (could barely see any details through the viewfinder) and people were moving everywhere and dancing around, the 85mm 1.8 saved the day along with the 35L.

I'm keeping this lens for sure

+1, and if you ever need a light fixed focal lens for indoor sports like volleyball and basketball..it performs very well. Tha AF speed in this situation alone is worth the $300+ you would get selling it.

Jul 31, 2012 at 06:41 PM

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p.1 #3 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

I use it constantly with an extension tube for shallow dof closeups of details at receptions too.

Aug 01, 2012 at 08:52 PM

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p.1 #4 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

elader wrote:
I use it constantly with an extension tube for shallow dof closeups of details at receptions too.

It is a good length for use with a tube. I think my tube is a 12. What's yours?

Aug 01, 2012 at 09:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

D. Diggler wrote:
elader wrote:
I use it constantly with an extension tube for shallow dof closeups of details at receptions too.

It is a good length for use with a tube. I think my tube is a 12. What's yours?

that's a personal question Dirk.

Aug 02, 2012 at 02:27 AM

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p.1 #6 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

elader wrote:

D. Diggler wrote:
I think my tube is a 12. What's yours?

that's a personal question Dirk.

Aug 02, 2012 at 02:38 AM

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p.1 #7 · Why I changed my mind about selling my 85 1.8

D. Diggler wrote:
elader wrote:

D. Diggler wrote:
I think my tube is a 12. What's yours?

that's a personal question Dirk.

=D

but on a serious note.. the 85 1.8 is one of Canon's best bang-for-the-buck lenses & a very trusty tool in some applications.. that said, I hate the super long MFD & poor magnification :/ without taking a look at specs, i'd wager it's my absolute worst lens in this regard..

Aug 02, 2012 at 07:52 AM

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